Ham and Jalapeno Air Fryer Pinwheels

Easy-peasy recipe for air fryer pinwheels made with puff pastry. This tasty appetizer only takes minutes to prepare. It’s one of the air fryer appetizers that crowds love!

If you want to impress your guests or looking for air fryer recipes, I recommend including puff pastry appetizers on your menu.

Made with ham, cheese, pesto and jalapenos, these air fryer pinwheels will become your favorite appetizer.

How to make puff pastry pinwheels with ham and jalapeno

Dust your worktop with flour before you place the pastry onto it. Then, slightly roll it out to sides, if it’s too thick.

Spread the green pesto over. Cover it with a few slices of ham and sprinkle with finely chopped jalapeno.

Roll this gently (don’t press much) and cut into 1-inch (2.5cm) thick pieces. Cook in a preheated air fryer. Air fryer pinwheels are ready when the pastry is puffed and golden brown.

Frozen or fresh puff pastry?

For these air fryer pinwheels, you can use either fresh or frozen (defrosted) pastry. Note that the fresh seems to take less to cook so you might need to reduce the cooking time just to be on the safe side.

Ham and Jalapeno Air Fryer Pinwheels

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Easy-peasy recipe for air fryer pinwheels made with puff pastry. This tasty appetizer only takes minutes to prepare. It’s one of the air fryer appetizers that crowds love!

• Author: Julia
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 6 minutes
• Total Time: 16 minutes
• Yield: 15 1x
• Category: Appetizers
• Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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• 1 Sheet Frozen Puff Pastry, defrosted
• ¼ cup Green Pesto (60 grams), see note 1
• 5 ounces Deli Ham (140 grams), see note 2
• ¼ cup Jalapenos, drained, chopped (optional)

Instructions

1. Dust your worktop and slightly roll out the puff pastry sheet. Spread green pesto over and cover it with a few slices of ham. Top with finely chopped jalapenos.

1. Turn the puff pastry so that the wider side is close to you. Now roll gently (don’t roll too tight) into a sausage.
2. Slice into 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces.
3. Cook in a pre-heated (see note 5) air fryer at 400°F (200°C) for 6 minutes or until done.
4. Enjoy!

Notes

1. Green pesto can be substituted with red pesto.
2. Use any kind of deli ham you like. I only recommend using thicker slices (if using paper-thin slices, double them).
3. Check the pinwheels after 6 minutes. If not ready, set timer to a further 2 minutes. The cooking time may vary. This will depend on the brand of your air fryer, on the thickness of the pastry as well as the size of your pinwheels. If you feel that 8 minutes is not enough, add more.
4. I got 15 pieces out of 1 sheet of frozen puff pastry (cut into 1 inch/2.5 cm wide pinwheels). The weight of one sheet was 9-ounces (250 g).
5. Every air fryer is different. Some may do the preheating automatically while others don’t. I preheat mine for 2 minutes before cooking.
6. For more tips or if in doubt, I recommend reading the full post.
7. You might need to cook these in 2 batches, dependent on the number of slices you get.